The Veil Brewing Company Circle Of Wolves

Circle Of Wolves

 

The Veil Brewing Company in Richmond, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
7.01
ABV: 10.8% IBU: - Ticks: 6
Circle of Wolves was brewed with a destination for Four Roses bourbon barrels but we had a touch more beer than barrels, so we decided to keg it off to showcase the base beer as a preview of what's to come. The result is a full bodied, Carmel, toffee, fig, not cloyingly sweet barleywine that we are stoked on. Read Less
 

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6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Draft of Scott’s Addition location - dark ruby beer - rough and ready rendition - leans closer to traditional British in character - deeply malty, lots of treacle and caramel - some dark fruit - mild bitterness - finish had a slight medicinal character - was hoping for better.
Tried from Draft at The Veil Brewing Co. - Scott's Addition on 16 Mar 2026 at 18:17

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Queue Beer. Pours brown. Toffee, pepper, biscuit, grain. Medium body. Bit weak.
Tried from Draft on 02 Mar 2023 at 01:49

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
.Refrigerated 0.5 L brown bottle poured into a glass. Clear medium brown. Aroma is rich toffee, thick body, some carbonation, and some lacing. Taste is rich sweet toffee.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2018 at 20:39

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at a Churchkey event, pours an oily brown with some ringing, beige head. Nose is coconut, booze, marzipan, a little almond scone. Flavor is booze, coconut, mild grist. a weird poor coffee cake thing. Boozy and peppery finish.
Tried from Draft on 11 May 2017 at 12:33

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
A lot more roast than most barley wines. Caramel. Pours brown with decent head and lacing. Not overly sweet like Ned Flanders, but has some sugar. Syrupy cloying aftertaste. Tap at Churchkey.
Tried from Draft on 13 Apr 2017 at 15:34

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey. 2017 edition. Dark brownish with light tan head. Aromas of light coffee, toffee, roasty notes, dark fruit. Tastes of caramel, dark fruit, toffee, light coffee. Medium-full body with a dry finish. Creamy mouthfeel. Very nice barleywine.
Tried from Draft on 10 Apr 2017 at 23:23